All Legal articles – Page 121
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NewsDeveloper challenges government over abandonment of housing targets
High Court row over 400-home scheme hinges on whether minister acted unlawfully
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CommentWhat can be saved from Connaught's collapse?
Options for salvaging contracts with the failed social housing firm
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NewsLego loses battle to trademark bricks
EU rejects toy maker’s appeal to protect ’distinctive’ brick design
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NewsInterserve fined for exposing MoD staff to asbestos
Court fines firm £33k after it failed to follow advice of an asbestos survey at an MoD base
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Comment
Prompt payment: The other credit crunch
The government is making it a rule that all firms on public sector contracts be paid promptly, all the way down the supply chain. Which will come as a bit of a shock to some
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CommentClients transferring risk: The bullies are back
The abuses and macho posturing we got from clients’ advisers in the nineties have returned - but given their attitude to risk, aren’t they the real wimps?
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CommentBSF exclusivity agreements: More punishment to come
Companies whose schemes escaped the Building Schools for the Future cull should not bank on their exclusivity arrangements continuing unscathed
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Common mistakes in... agreeing final accounts
Berwin Leighton Paisner’s new series on “Dos and Don’ts” offers practical advice on navigating the major projects’ minefield, beginning with Catherine Barstow’s advice on organising your work so that you’re ready for the final account
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NewsKPMG says Connaught will continue trading
Administrator hopes to keep firm running while novating contracts and transferring staff to other firms
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NewsTop construction lawyers: who's on the list?
Find out who came out on top in this year’s Legal 500 league table published today
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NewsSchool fined after collapsed roof kills worker
HSE prosecutes boarding school after it hires five inexperienced workers to demolish a classroom
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Comment
To the letter
Giving notice need to ensure they comply precisely with contract requirements in extension of time or loss and expense clauses
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Insurance issues for fit-outs
If a tenant that occupies one floor of an office block wants to have a fit-out done, who insures the rest of the building against, for example, fire and flood?
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OFT fines ‘will be coming down’ say contractors
Several of the 25 contractors appealing against a combined £79m fine by the OFT for pricing collusion have said they expect to get back “millions” as the legal arguments draw to a close
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New Construction Act: Got a pen and paper handy?
A party can wriggle out of adjudication today by claiming there is no contract in writing. But once the new Construction Act comes into force, that excuse will no longer run
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CommentWhat’s so great about the TCC?
The principal arena for construction dispute settlement has become a major force in the English legal system
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NewsJCB thief caught in low-speed pursuit
A man has been jailed after stealing a JCB from a Taylor Woodrow site
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Prepare yourself for a shock: D&O insurance for corporate manslaughter
The Corporate Manslaughter Act puts company executives in the firing line for breaches of health and safety, so it’s wise to get some protection
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NewsColchester to sue T&T over Viñoly scheme
Colchester council hopes to recover “substantial funds” from Turner & Townsend over its role in the town’s disastrous Rafael Viñoly-designed art gallery
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CommentDefine ‘late’: City Inn vs Shepherd
The case of City Inn vs Shepherd has already created debate over how delays should be treated. It also has much to say about JCT80’s treatment of when instructions are due